DMG buys California Gift Show, Surf Expo

Published on June 14, 1999.

Harrow, England--DMG Exhibition Group, London, on Monday announced it bought the California Gift Show from CGS Associates L.P. and Surf Expo from AMC Orlando. Terms of the deals were not disclosed. Michael Franks, chairman of DMG subsidiary Southex and managing director of DMG's retail and consumer division, will be responsible for integrating the two shows into DMG Exhibition Group. DMG runs more than 100 trade and consumer shows in North America.